12 Jul 1927
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1927
Page
1
Atlantic News Telegraph successor to the News announces publication as an evening paper edited by E E Chase and C F Chase Estate owners. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, notices for subscribers who do not receive papers by evening, and contact telephone 390M for delivery issues.
Twenty years ago communities invested over a million dollars to build the Atlantic Northern and Southern rail lines, extending south to Villisca and linking with a northern route. The lines spurred transport and freight, but passenger service faded as cars and trucks reshaped travel. Now Cass County residents face a choice on funding a primary road program, weighing past rail faith against modern highway needs and state tax support.
The paper discusses reactions to President Coolidge and Governor Lowden, noting opposition to aligning with Lowden. It criticizes attempts to tie Lowden to Dickinson-Des Moines Register campaigns and questions future Farm Relief legislation. It recalls Coolidge’s measured public position and silence on candidacy.
The piece lauds President Coolidge as an ordinary American whose conscientious veto of the McNary Haugen bill demonstrates integrity and careful judgment. It argues his restraint would prevent political returns, predicting renomination and reelection if he becomes a candidate, noting strategic restraint in announcing intentions.
John Drew, renowned dean of the American stage and uncle of Lionel John and Ethel Barrymore, died after fifty four years in drama. He was a master of high comedy and eloquent lines rather than slapstick, shaping theater before film and revue dominated. His legacy lives in the craftsman’s loyalty and the ability to lift audiences from reality.
In a whimsical Rhymed piece Walt Mason cites James J. Hill urging saving over reckless spending. The poem contrasts skilled savers with high earners who squander, warning that a large salary unused or misused leads to debt and misfortune.
Answers to yesterday's questions cover topics from geography to history. Key items include the capital of Greece Athens, Berlin's approximate population, the university once named King's College Cambridge, and the primary American crop corn or maize. Zeus is the king of the Greek gods. Mammoth Cave is in Kentucky.
A fragment from a literary piece evokes men who labor and mourn, recalling James J. Hill in quatrains about fate and thrift. The text hints at tardy wisdom and the looming past, framed as moral reflection on labor and fortune.
Samuel Ryan Curtis, engineer and soldier, born in New York on February 3, 1807, and raised in Ohio, studied law, served as adjutant general, colonel, and later major general in the Civil War. He helped deepen the Mississippi at St. Louis, promoted railroads, and directed Des Moines river work. He died after signing a report in Omaha and a Keokuk burial.
Nebraske reports yield doubled to around 6 billion bushels with total production near 100,000 0000. Farmers rush to market as harvesting nears completion in most counties while railroads prep to handle the bumper crop. Governor and authorities set market dates and railroad handlers prepare to move grain across the state amid strong demand and rising prices.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a creature and underwater contour weld splice. Details are unclear but reference to stupa hut tanied and figures Hoy Demet and Yuta appear as names in a speculative context. No coherent reportable event or clear entities beyond these terms are established.
Lincoln July 12. Nebraska farmers are cashing in on a wheat crop described as the largest in state history. Federal and state estimates place total winter wheat production at over 74,000,000 bushels as harvests proceed.
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